Poland vs Netherlands
Poland vs Netherlands: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 60.1% in Poland and 95.9% in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 35.8 percentage points, or 1.6 times that in Poland.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Poland ranked 132 and Netherlands ranked 17 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Poland at 72.1% and Netherlands at 98.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Poland | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.1 | 95.9 |
| 2024 | 60 | 95.6 |
| 2023 | 59.9 | 95.3 |
| 2022 | 59.8 | 95 |
| 2021 | 59.8 | 94.6 |
| 2020 | 59.9 | 94.3 |
| 2019 | 60 | 93.9 |
| 2018 | 60.1 | 92.6 |
| 2017 | 60.2 | 91.1 |
| 2016 | 60.2 | 90.6 |
| 2015 | 60.3 | 90.3 |
| 2014 | 60.4 | 89.8 |
| 2013 | 60.5 | 89.2 |
| 2012 | 60.6 | 88.5 |
| 2011 | 60.7 | 88 |
| 2010 | 60.9 | 87.4 |
| 2009 | 61 | 86.2 |
| 2008 | 61.1 | 85.6 |
| 2007 | 61.3 | 85.4 |
| 2006 | 61.4 | 84.7 |
| 2005 | 61.6 | 83.5 |
| 2004 | 61.7 | 82.3 |
| 2003 | 61.7 | 81.3 |
| 2002 | 61.8 | 80.8 |
| 2001 | 61.8 | 80.2 |
| 2000 | 61.8 | 78.5 |
| 1999 | 61.7 | 77.1 |
| 1998 | 61.7 | 76.8 |
| 1997 | 61.7 | 75.6 |
| 1996 | 61.6 | 72.4 |
| 1995 | 61.6 | 70.7 |
| 1994 | 61.6 | 70.4 |
| 1993 | 61.5 | 69.8 |
| 1992 | 61.4 | 69.3 |
| 1991 | 61.4 | 69.2 |
| 1990 | 61.3 | 69 |
| 1989 | 61.2 | 68.8 |
| 1988 | 61.1 | 68.4 |
| 1987 | 61 | 68.2 |
| 1986 | 60.7 | 68 |
| 1985 | 60.4 | 67.6 |
| 1984 | 60.1 | 67.4 |
| 1983 | 59.6 | 66.9 |
| 1982 | 59.2 | 66.5 |
| 1981 | 58.7 | 65.7 |
| 1980 | 58.2 | 65 |
| 1979 | 57.7 | 64.8 |
| 1978 | 57.2 | 64.6 |
| 1977 | 56.7 | 64.6 |
| 1976 | 56 | 64.5 |
| 1975 | 55.3 | 64.4 |
| 1974 | 54.6 | 64.2 |
| 1973 | 53.9 | 63.5 |
| 1972 | 53.2 | 63.1 |
| 1971 | 52.6 | 62.8 |
| 1970 | 52.1 | 62.1 |
| 1969 | 51.6 | 61.8 |
| 1968 | 51.2 | 61.8 |
| 1967 | 50.9 | 61.6 |
| 1966 | 50.6 | 61.3 |
| 1965 | 50.2 | 61.2 |
| 1964 | 49.9 | 60.9 |
| 1963 | 49.5 | 60.3 |
| 1962 | 49.1 | 60.3 |
| 1961 | 48.6 | 60.1 |
| 1960 | 48.1 | 59.9 |
| 1959 | 47.4 | 59.8 |
| 1958 | 46.7 | 59.2 |
| 1957 | 45.9 | 58.7 |
| 1956 | 45 | 58.6 |
| 1955 | 44 | 58.5 |
| 1954 | 43 | 58.1 |
| 1953 | 42 | 57.3 |
| 1952 | 40.8 | 57 |
| 1951 | 39.7 | 57 |
| 1950 | 38.4 | 56.6 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Poland | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60.2 | 96.2 |
| 2027 | 60.4 | 96.5 |
| 2028 | 60.6 | 96.7 |
| 2029 | 60.8 | 97 |
| 2030 | 61.1 | 97.2 |
| 2031 | 61.4 | 97.4 |
| 2032 | 61.7 | 97.6 |
| 2033 | 62.1 | 97.7 |
| 2034 | 62.4 | 97.9 |
| 2035 | 62.8 | 98 |
| 2036 | 63.3 | 98.2 |
| 2037 | 63.7 | 98.3 |
| 2038 | 64.2 | 98.4 |
| 2039 | 64.7 | 98.5 |
| 2040 | 65.3 | 98.6 |
| 2041 | 65.8 | 98.6 |
| 2042 | 66.4 | 98.7 |
| 2043 | 67.1 | 98.7 |
| 2044 | 67.7 | 98.8 |
| 2045 | 68.4 | 98.8 |
| 2046 | 69.1 | 98.9 |
| 2047 | 69.8 | 98.9 |
| 2048 | 70.5 | 98.9 |
| 2049 | 71.3 | 98.9 |
| 2050 | 72.1 | 98.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Poland vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025